My wife was diagnosed from TNBC with met in
liver the next day of having our first baby. Now, after 15 months, I still
continue looking for new ways of fighting the illness, and wondering about the
possible reasons. My wife was then 35, aparently healthy, no alcohol consumer,
no tobbaco consumer, she walked evey day, … In oncologists words, everything is
because genes and hormones, and also the bad luck, but I´m not so sure.

So, I would like to propose you something
similar to a survey. I am going to list some of the factors that are
‘suspicious’ of being the cause (or one of the causes) of the cancer. If we identify some potential causes, we can
avoid them.

·Having
the first son/daughter late: Could be; my wife was 35, almost 36, when she had
our baby.

·Having
oral contraceptives form more than 5 years: Yes, she did.

·Hereditary
illness: So far we don´t know any aunt, grandmother, …, that suffered the same
illness. Neither does her mother.

·Lack
of Vitamin D: Yes, she has very very low level.

·Fillings
in her teeth: Yes, she had many of them. I don´t know what are made of
(mercury?...)

·Stress:
Yes, she had a lot of stress before diagnosis.

·Weight:
Could be; she was not fat, but she liked a lot sweets, sugar, … She still does,
but she avoids taking them. We didn´t eat bad; we really tried to eat healthy,
but know that we are following macrobiotic diet, we realized that that was not
really optimal; it was not bad, but we could have done much better.

·Tobacco:
No.

·Alcohol:
No.

I would really appreciate if you could:

·Add
to the list some other factors that could be one of the causes of your illness,
or the cancer in general terms. I doesn´t matter if they are not conventional,
or seem to be ‘ridiculous’; nobody knows really which is the origin of the
cancer, so…

·Say
how are in your case the factors already mentioned.

This is probably very utopian and simplistic, I
know, but oncologists don´t inform us about what to do, or not to do, what to
eat, or to stop eating, to fight the cancer: “Don´t stress, do normal life”,
they tell us.

More or less, it is like saying: “Pray and wait
to your destiny”. And I absolutely don´t agree to it. I want to really fight
the cancer, and do whatever is in our hands.

MIkel~ My thoughts on why people get cancer and others don't has to do with stress and immune systems. I do not think it is as attributed to environment and foods we eat as much as people think because cancer stats would be higher in certain states...but that is my own opinion. I think stress can up your chances because just about everybody I know that has had cancer also has a ton of stress. When you are stressed your body does some crazy things....like upping certain levels in your body. An example of this would be cortisol levels. I also think there are immune systems built to deal with cancer and there are immune systems that can not deal with cancer as well. I think that is the case with most any disease...some people get them others don't. I believe it is not just one factor...but a combination of factors that leads to the development of cancer as a deadly disease. I know this is not a popular notion but part of me thinks that some of the ingrediants that make up this disease are airborne...almost like a virus in that all it needs is the right environment to thrive.

My wife was diagnosed from TNBC with met in
liver the next day of having our first baby. Now, after 15 months, I still
continue looking for new ways of fighting the illness, and wondering about the
possible reasons. My wife was then 35, aparently healthy, no alcohol consumer,
no tobbaco consumer, she walked evey day, … In oncologists words, everything is
because genes and hormones, and also the bad luck, but I´m not so sure.

So, I would like to propose you something
similar to a survey. I am going to list some of the factors that are
‘suspicious’ of being the cause (or one of the causes) of the cancer. If we identify some potential causes, we can
avoid them.

·Having
the first son/daughter late: No, I was 27 & 29

·Having
oral contraceptives form more than 5 years: No

·Hereditary
illness: None

·Lack
of Vitamin D: Yes (levels were very low at diagnosis)

·Fillings
in her teeth: Yes, almost all molars but I was born in 1956

·Stress: Oh yes!

·Weight: overweight for quite a few years but lost almost 60 pounds just prior to diagnosis due to nausea.

·Tobacco: No

·Alcohol: No

I would like to add what my husband and i think about possible causes for me -

1. I was born on an army base in 1956 (suits are currently being filed with some army bases that tested over 577 chemicals in 55,56, and 57).

2. Lived in a town where the water was treated with a defoliant similar to Agent Orange just prior to the birth of our first child.

3. I was on many different antidepressants over the years after each child and during menopause.

We are starting to feel strongly that it may have been environmentally related...but who knows?

·Having oral contraceptives form more than 5 years: Not oral but Depo Shot

·Hereditary illness: Not sure

·Lack of Vitamin D: Yes, she had a very low level when diagnosed.

·Fillings in her teeth: Yes, she had many of them.

·Stress: Not sure. She is always stressed out

·Weight: Gained about 20 lbs since teenager. Not fat by any means.

·Tobacco: On and off for about five years.

·Alcohol: No.

I would really appreciate if you could:

·Add to the list some other factors that could be one of the causes of your illness, or the cancer in

I don't think it is just stress because I know people who are not stressed out and they got cancer and I know people who are totally stressed who don't.

·Say how are in your case the factors already mentioned.

This is probably very utopian and simplistic, I know, but oncologists don´t inform us about what to do, or not to do, what to eat, or to stop eating, to fight the cancer: “Don´t stress, do normal life”,they tell us.

More or less, it is like saying: “Pray and wait to your destiny”. And I absolutely don´t agree to it. I want to really fight the cancer, and do whatever is in our hands.

I took birth control pills 2 years leading up to finding a large lump (which I thought was a cyst) this year in January. I cannot tell you how bad I feel right now. I am 48 years old. I do not know why I thought it was okay to take the pill at this time of my life, it was decision that I will now have to live with for the rest of my life. I will have to learn to forgive myself, I didn't know I was playing with fire. My GP said it was okay to take the pill if I didn't smoke and didn't have any heart problems. I thought I was preventing the possibility of ovarian cancer, I had some ovulation issues and thought the pill was a good idea. Just wondering if anyone out there feels that the pill gave them TNBC? Regards, Renae

3 kids before 28Unknown vit DStress but not overstressedFillings- severalOverweight most of my lifeBirth control - none in 28 years

Ive been thinking environmental stuff like microwaving in plastic- all the frozen meals we eat on night shift, heating on styrofoam plates and stuff- all that im trying to change. Who knows but it seems alot more cancer out there since microwaves.....

2 kids - age 33 and 35Oral contraceptives - yes, 18 years agoHereditary - adopted, BRCA tested negativeLack of D - wasn't tested, live in north, now taking DFillings - yes, who doesn't have fillings?Stress - yes, who doesn't have stress? No more or less than othersWeight - same as high school - 120 lbs - no fluctuation or diets - average weightTobacco - noAlcohol - glass of wine when I get home from workOther - love sweets, chocolate, cheese, pasta and good breadEat relatively healthy - salad, veggies/fruit, poultry, fish

I do have a sedentary job and long commute. Find myself sitting for long periods of time. Only walk/exercise on weekends.

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